GREAT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

INDIVIDUAL HIRE

You will receive a potential tax credit from the IRS! Adults with disabilities are highly committed resulting in a higher retention rate which can reduce the high cost turnover.

WORK CREW HIRE

• Group of 3 individuals and job coach• You pay OWC not the individual

OWC Workers’ Compensation Insurance, and transportation to and from the worksite are provided for all crew members. Another Perk of hiring an OWC crew is a free job coach that will be provided to assist with training and support at no cost to you! You will be charged one flat rate per hour which, includes all employee expenses.

TEMPORARY HIRE

• Short term or long term• You pay OWC not the individual

All temporary work crews are accompanied by an employment job coach, trained in responding to the unique production needs of your company. Avoid the hassle of placing short term employees on your payroll by allowing us to charge one flat rate per hour.

Tax Benefits for Businesses Who Have Employees with Disabilities

Businesses accommodating people with disabilities may qualify for some of the following tax credits and deductions. More detailed information may be found in the IRS publications referenced.

Disabled Access Credit

The Disabled Access Credit provides a non-refundable credit for small businesses that incur expenditures for the purpose of providing access to persons with disabilities. An eligible small business is one that earned $1 million or less or had no more than 30 full time employees in the previous year; they may take the credit each and every year they incur access expenditures. Refer to Form 8826, Disabled Access Credit (PDF), for information about eligible expenditures.

Barrier Removal Tax Deduction

The Architectural Barrier Removal Tax Deduction encourages businesses of any size to remove architectural and transportation barriers to the mobility of persons with disabilities and the elderly. Businesses may claim a deduction of up to $15,000 a year for qualified expenses for items that normally must be capitalized. Businesses claim the deduction by listing it as a separate expense on their income tax return. Also, businesses may use the Disabled Tax Credit and the architectural/transportation tax deduction together in the same tax year, if the expenses meet the requirements of both sections. To use both, the deduction is equal to the difference between the total expenditures and the amount of the credit claimed.

Work Opportunity Tax Credit

The credit provides employers incentives to hire qualified individuals from these target groups. The maximum tax credit ranges from $1,200 to $9,600, depending on the employee hired and the length of employment. The credit is available to employers for hiring individuals from certain target groups who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment. This includes people with disabilities and veterans

There is also a wide array of tax benefits available to persons with disabilities, ranging from standard deductions and exemptions to business and itemized deductions to credits. Information about these issues is in Publication 3966, Living and Working with Disabilities (PDF).

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